Economics / Markets

The FTSE 100 has passed the 6,000 mark with a rise of 31.1 points, or 0.52%, to 6.002.4 with the miners pushing the FTSE ahead in early trading.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up finished up 41.2 points, or 0.69%, to 5,971.3, following bid speculation about Brambles Industries and Hanson.

The FTSE 100 is up 20.4 points, or 0.34%, to 5950.5, in early trading with miners continuing their gains from yesterday.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 56.5 points, or 0.96%, to 5930.1 with Alliance & Leicester posting the biggest gains.

The FTSE 100 is up 54.7 points, or 0.93%, to 5,928.3 in early trading as miners lead the gains.

A decent start on Wall Street following a better than expected read on consumer confidence helped London break out of a tight range mid afternoon to trade near its highs by the close with the FTSE closing up 1.3% to 5873.6.

The FTSE 100 index has made a good start this morning, led by mining stocks Rio Tinto and Vedanta buoyed by a rise in metal prices.

The FTSE 100 index ended down 24.8 points, or 0.4%, to 5798.3 as stocks declined paced by BP, BHP Billiton and Anglo American on falls in both oil and metal prices.

The FTSE 100 index has rallied slightly by 20.9 points or 0.36% to 5,843.2 in early trading, after the oil price dipped again and boosted many stocks such as cruising firm Carnival.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day down 74.4 points, or 1.26%, to 5,822.3, as miners hit a rough patch, leaving the FTSE with just two gainers.